The fat man listened and said: "The current is too fast and not suitable for a rubber boat. The depth here is less than one meter. There should be shallow water. How about we look along this river and go to
If you walk downstream, the general direction will be correct. See if you can wade through the water."
Regarding Fatty's suggestion, Ning Xiaofan just thought about it and accepted it.
Everyone walked down the bank of the underground river. Along the way, Hou San kept throwing stones to test the depth of the water. Soon, he found a water area about two feet deep.
It's two feet deep, which is about the knee level. However, this space is too weird. God knows what will be under the water. For safety reasons, Ning Xiaofan motioned to Chen Biao to wade in first.
Teamwork requires the awareness of taking risks. Chen Biao is a simple-minded muscular man. He did not show any dissatisfaction. He immediately rolled up his trousers and waded into the water.
It didn't take long for Chen Biao to reach the other side safely.
Seeing that Chen Biao was safe and sound, Ning Xiaofan felt slightly relieved, and instead of following the order, he called on everyone to wade across the river together.
Wading through the water, Hou San, who was thin and thin, was washed down by the rushing water. Fortunately, the fat man on one side caught him in time and was not swept away by the rushing water. In addition, everyone fell down
There were no accidents and they all arrived safely on the other side.
Standing on the other side, looking behind me, in the distance, the fire was still not strong, and the giant pythons with flames all over their bodies were still struggling to death. From a distance, they looked like several writhing fire dragons. And it was even more terrifying.
What's more, those dying pythons still let out heart-stopping roars.
The giant python can still roar, which is indeed shocking
More than a dozen figures stretched out in the light of the helmet's overhead lights, and sparse footsteps echoed in the silent wasteland, giving people a sense of desolation and loneliness.
wilderness
It seems a little ridiculous to call it a wasteland in the depths of this sinkhole, but the scene in front of you really feels like a wasteland, and it is also a wasteland with piles of rocks and endless darkness.
Ning Xiaofan and his party waded through the underground river, and after walking a few miles, they saw a huge cave wall in front of them. There was a crack more than ten meters wide between the cave walls. The rock walls on both sides of the crack were extremely smooth.
, as if being split open by a sharp axe.
Going in along the crack, there is a dark passage. This passage is not long, only a few dozen meters in length. It is a bit like the thickness of the cave wall, and a bit like a canyon. However, when you look up,
When I went there, I couldn't see the sky, it was dark as far as the eye could see, and I couldn't see the top of the cave wall.
However, when everyone walked out of this canyon-like passage, what they saw was this endless wilderness.
The so-called endless horizon is not accurate, but the underground world is too dark. Even if you shine it with a flashlight, there is no cave wall at the end of the light beam.
There was no sun, no moon, no stars, and not a breath of wind, making it look quiet and strange.
Everyone is already a little numb to such an incredible geographical environment. According to the positioning, the general direction of the main line has not deviated. Entering the wasteland is the only place where the grotto can be reached.
There is no choice but to go in.
After entering the wasteland, apart from feeling the dead silence without any life, I did not encounter any inexplicable danger.
This wasteland gives people a sense of boundlessness. Several hours have passed since everyone walked down the road. According to the time on the ground, it should be around 5 pm.
No danger was encountered, but everyone's hearts were not relaxed, but became increasingly heavy. No one knew how big this so-called wasteland was, or when it would reach the end.
At first, everyone was still talking a few words while walking. As time passed and there was no end in sight, everyone gradually became quiet, and everyone kept silent and hurried on their way.
Another hour passed, and it was almost dusk in the outside world. Everyone took a short break on the way, but they still felt a little overwhelmed if they kept walking like this.
"Let's set up camp."
Ning Xiaofan suddenly spoke, then pointed to a pile of rocks not far ahead, and then said: "Camp there."
The area of the pile of rubble is relatively large, and the rugged, dark rocks are quite large, so it is quite suitable as a camping site.
So far, everyone has not encountered any danger along the way. Even camping in an open area does not seem to matter. Ning Xiaofan chose to camp at the pile of rocks. It was just a matter of habit. There were huge rocks.
As a barrier, it is just a little more confident.
After entering the rubble pile, everyone cleared a slightly open area. Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi took out tents from their backpacks and started to set up, while the rest of the people dispersed into the rubble pile to check for anything unusual.
After some exploration, there was nothing unusual about this place except for the jagged rocks of different sizes.
Back at the campsite, there were already three tents, two large and one small.
There are two large tents, one is used for people to gather for dining, meetings, and leisure, and is a multi-functional tent. The other large tent is specially used for collective accommodation, and the space inside is enough to accommodate. Of course, Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi will not hang out with Fatty and others.
Instead of being crowded, we live in multi-purpose tents.
As for the small tent, it is a two-person tent, but only Ning Xiaofan is staying there. This is also a benefit of being a team leader.
Everyone was tired from the journey, but not sleepy. They all gathered in the multi-functional tent.
There are folding simple tables and chairs in the tent, and several energy-saving ceiling lights are installed on the top. The whole tent is brightly lit, which brings a little light to this dark underground world. There is brightness and popularity, which makes everyone feel like they are themselves.
Still in the civilized world.
Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi are now working hard to prepare dinner for people. They specialize in logistics. Among the supplies they carry, they are equipped with several small cylindrical gas tanks. If you use them sparingly, they can last for more than a month, which is fine.
Prepare some hot dishes and soup for everyone...
Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others had nothing to do, and were sitting around a simple table smoking and chatting.
The topic that everyone talked about was nothing more than the strange stone forest and the group of giant pythons that appeared. There were creatures appearing deep in the sinkhole, and they were rare creatures. It almost subverted everyone's common sense. How did these creatures form? How
Survival? Everyone couldn’t understand it after chatting for a long time.
Ning Xiaofan couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if our team had a biological expert. Maybe the biological expert can explain this problem."
"It's useless even if there are biological experts. What can biological experts explain? It's just that there are new biological species on the earth. Besides, in addition to those creatures, there is also the geography and landforms here. Do we need to add a geography?
Expert? I guess even the geography experts won’t be able to explain it." Fatty said disapprovingly.
Hou San agreed with a flattering look: "Brother Fat is right, there is really no explanation for these things. We have encountered a lot of strange things before, but compared to what we encountered today, they are nothing."
Great witch, brother, my eyes have really opened this time."
Ning Xiaofan glanced at Hou San and said, "Have you encountered many strange things before?"
"Of course." Fatty said: "We used to work in the local treasure business. As you know, our business is inherently evil, and it is normal to encounter strange things. Let's take the snake group we encountered today as an example.
When robbing tombs, I often encounter snake dens. As soon as they come out, there are a large group of snakes. Those who don't have the courage will be scared to wet their pants.
Ning Xiaofan teased: "What a weird thing this is. Snakes are cave-dwelling creatures. It's not surprising for you to encounter them in tombs."
The fat man rolled his eyes and said, "It's not strange to encounter a snake nest, but have you ever encountered a snake with a cockscomb? Well, it should be called a cockscomb snake."
Ning Xiaofan smiled and said: "I have encountered it before. Do you still remember the valley we went to? Manager Lan was bitten by the cockscomb snake."
"Oh, my eldest sister was bitten on the head by a cockscomb snake? I didn't know that yet." The fat man was stunned for a moment, then continued: "The strange thing I said is that in addition to encountering strange snakes, we also encountered toads of different sizes.
Small, but not as big as the one we encountered this time. There are also pythons, which are more than ten meters long. We have also encountered them..."
What the fat man said was not strange to Ning Xiaofan after seeing the white giant python, so he interrupted him and said: "I have seen what you are talking about not long ago, and it is strange to tell me.
I heard that tomb robbers often encounter zombies, which sounds weird, have you encountered them?"
"It's hard to say. I saw a few ancient corpses that were not corrupted. I remember one time, Hou San, I, and a few other comrades opened an ancient tomb. There was a turtle head monument in that ancient tomb.
It should be the Song Dynasty. When the coffin was opened, it was found that the corpse inside had not decayed, as if it had just fallen asleep. Hey, Hou San, you should still remember, that was a female corpse, or a beautiful woman..."
Hou San nodded hurriedly and said: "Remember, Fat Brother, there was a guy who was with me at that time. He saw that the corpse of a beautiful woman was beautiful, and he had evil intentions and wanted to rape the corpse."
Corpse rape? Ning Xiaofan felt a chill: "No way, I saw some photos of ancient corpses on the Internet that were not corrupted. Although those corpses were not corrupted, they were deformed, just like the corpse of Mrs. Xin Zhui in Mawangdui.
, it looks like it’s soaked in water, it’s disgusting to look at, and you’re raping a corpse?”
The fat man chuckled and said: "What do you know? After Mrs. Xin Zhui's body was discovered, those so-called scientific researchers dissected and studied it. Later, they probably soaked it in formalin. After so long, they didn't do it."
It's strange to deform. Let me tell you this, generally there is no decay of ancient bodies. When the coffin is first opened, the corpse does not change much in a short period of time, and is no different from a living person. It takes a while for the corpse to deform. Well, to put it in layman's terms
